Jeffrey Maguire, of Houlton, does private security for the rich and famous.
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Posted inBusiness, Maine, News, Schools and Education
We tested a bullet-resistant backpack made in Maine. Here’s what happened.
A Houlton manufacturer thinks his body shields can protect students statewide. So we took one to a shooting range.
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Posted inMaine, News
Lewiston nonprofit returns shooting relief money as national group sets up new fund
The Root Cellar will donate more than $65,000 to VictimsFirst, matching funds it received after the Oct. 25, 2023, mass shootings.
Posted inMaine, New England, News
Motive still unknown after suspect in the Brown attack and MIT professor’s killing is found dead
Investigators believe the man is responsible for both the shooting at Brown and the killing of a Massachusetts Institute of Technology professor. He tried to avoid detection by putting a Maine license plate on his rental car, police said.
Posted inNation & World, New England, News, Schools and Education
Authorities say they will release person of interest detained in Brown University shooting
The release of the lone person of interest leaves law enforcement without any known suspect in the weekend shooting that killed 2 students and injured 9.
Posted inNation & World, News
At least 15 people killed in attack at Hanukkah celebration in Sydney
Australian authorities say one gunman was fatally shot by police and the second was wounded.
Posted inCops & Courts, Maine, News
Hundreds gather in Lewiston to remember 2023 mass shooting: ‘Like it happened yesterday’
No matter how big the crowd got, it still seemed like everyone there had a personal connection to the tragedy of Oct. 25, 2023.
Posted inBusiness, Lewiston-Auburn, Maine, News
Texas nonprofit again questions use of Lewiston shooting victims fund
A nonprofit born out of the mass shooting in Uvalde, Texas, is urging the Maine Attorney General’s Office to revisit how more than $6 million in Lewiston shooting relief donations were distributed.
Posted inLewiston-Auburn, Maine, News
Lewiston mass shooting heroes honored by Maine State Police
The Walker-Deslauriers Memorial Award is named in memory of Jason Walker and Michael Deslauriers II, who died Oct. 25, 2023, while trying to stop the shooter at Just-In-Time Recreation in Lewiston.
Posted inMaine, News, Politics
Survivors of Lewiston mass shooting urge Maine Legislature to fund support center
Lawmakers heard emotional testimony about a bill that would provide $3.4 million to keep the Maine Resiliency Center open, especially since the status of a federal grant is uncertain.